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A radical imagination: Dilemmas and desire while reading Pedro Susz
Pedro Susz is like a diamond; he has many facets… ‘Para una filosofía de la insubordinación’ reveals the rare mind that integrates erudition with vision. By Chellis Glendinning | The Rag Blog | February 19, 2014 Pedro Susz is like … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Books, Buddhism, Chellis Glendinning, Communications, Cornelius Castoriadis, Digital Technology, Elmwood Institute, Internet, Para una filosofía de la insubordinación, Pedro Susz, Phenomenology, Philosophy, Philosophy of Rebellion, Postmodernism, Rag Bloggers, Spirituality, Technology, Television
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Dan Lyons : The Internet Splits in Two
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski speaks to media on net neutrality December 1, 2010 at FCC headquarters in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong / Getty Images.Compromise on net neutrality:The Internet splits in two By Dan Lyons / The Daily Beast … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, Communications, Electronic Media, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality
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BOOKS / Dick J. Reavis on ‘The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains’
A worrisome message from Nicholas Carr:What The Shallows means for the left By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 10, 2010 [The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Norton, 2010; Hardcover, … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Books, Cognition, Communications, Dick J. Reavis, Education, Ideology, Internet, Knowledge, Print Media, Psychology, The Left
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Net Neutrality : The Fight Ahead
Image from Francesco Lapenta.Net Neutrality: All is not lost By Tim Karr / April 11, 2010 “The Day the Internet Lost” read a full-banner headline on Huffington Post. The New York Times held a wake for the Internet reporting that … Continue reading
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Tagged Communications, FCC, Federal Courts, Freedom of Expression, Internet, Net Neutrality
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Comcast-NBC Merger : Controlling Content and Delivery
Image from ZeroPaid.The Comcast-NBC marriage:The importance of Net Neutrality With a monopoly on delivery, what’s to stop a new breed of ISPs/cable providers from dictating content to customers? By Jared Moya / December 10, 2009 See ‘Internet war: The fight … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, Business, Cable Television, Communications, Freedom of Information, Internet, Media, Mergers, Monopolies, Net Neutrality, Technology, Telecoms
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Jonah Raskin : Class of ’09 Speaks Out on New Media
For four months, from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday, freedom of speech seemed to be alive and well in an old fashioned classroom where students asked questions, talked in small groups and wrote with pens and pencils on … Continue reading
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Tagged Communications, Education, Electronic Media, New Media
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FCC : The Controversial Legacy of Chairman Martin
FCC Chair Kevin Martin leaves a mixed legacy.‘“For a deregulator, he was amazingly pro-consumer in his interventions,” said Gene Kimmelman, of Consumers Union. “Nobody thought he was going to be like this.”’ By John Dunbar / January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadband, Broadcast Media, Cable Television, Censorship, Communications, FCC, Government Regulation, Internet, Net Neutrality, Technology, Telecoms
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